Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko asks for Donald Trump’s support against ‘Russian aggression’

Trump suggested earlier this year the US could accept Russia's annexation of Crimea if it led to improved relations between the two nations.

Petro Poroshenko congratulated Donald Trump on his victory and said he wished “to work together with his administration to further strengthen the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the United States”. (File Photo)

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko asked Donald Trump for support against “Russian aggression” during a congratulatory telephone conversation with the US president-elect. Trump’s shock election victory has been met with trepidation in Kiev because of the outspoken reality TV star’s praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his apparent indifference to the Western coalition against Moscow. The billionaire businessman suggested earlier this year the US could accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea if it led to improved relations between the two nations, which are bitterly at odds over Syria.

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Poroshenko congratulated Trump on his victory and said he wished “to work together with his administration to further strengthen the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the United States”, according to a statement by the Ukrainian presidency.

He also “underlined the necessity of strong support from Washington in the fight against Russian aggression and the implementation of crucial reforms” in Ukraine.